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Update software

Follow this guide to update the Blue Pill software.

  • Blue Pill needs to have internet access
  • This guide covers: The SkaarOS system software, and 3 necessary packages
  • 'Advanced Mode' must be enabled to see pre-release package versions


Update SkaarOS system software

First, open the 'Settings' page. Here you see 'System Information' in the page top.
Click the yellow 'Update' button to open the update pop-up.
Enable 'Show Pre-Releases' to see latest versions, and select the latest version from the list.
( As of writing this guide, the latest version is: SkaarOS v0.14-pre3 )
Click 'Update'. It will automatically download, install, and reboot the device.

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Enable 'Advanced Mode'

Advanced Mode must be enabled to see pre-release versions on the Packages page.
On the 'Settings' page, scroll down until you see 'Advanced Mode'.
Click the 'Enable' button to enable it.
( This only affect the current webbrowser in the current session. It will be off next time you log in. )

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Update 3 necessary packages

Open the 'Packages' page.
Locate the 3 files: 'Hardware-manager' / 'System-manager' / 'Reactor'
If a green 'Update' button is displayed to the right of any of them, this means there is an update available.
If so, please click the 'Update' button for each of them.
( If they do not display 'Running' after the update, you must click 'Stopped' text of each line and select 'Restart'. )

You can also update other packages here, such as individual device cores.

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